Sunday, April 21, 2013

Putting Daisies on the Sunflower Tablecloth

I've had this tablecloth for years, bought because we have a gold dining room and it was big enough to cover our table with 2 boards in it. But I was never fond of the sunflowers. Too. . . obvious. . . too standard. Or something.

But I wondered if I could applique something on top to help the print. I dug through my stash and ended up with these big daisies in a similar colorway. I simply ran a line of machine stitching close to the edge of each cutout. It's understated meddling, and I like the whimsical results.

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I am a wife and mother of three. I am a stay-at-home mom, an editor, a Mennonite, and a city dweller. I like to make things (see the blog categories below). This blog is a record of what I make and the ways I try to be thrifty. Welcome!

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"Thrift is the really romantic thing; economy is more romantic than extravagance...thrift is poetic because it is creative; waste is unpoetic because it is waste...if a man could undertake to make use of all the things in his dustbin, he would be a broader genius than Shakespeare."